G-Emma gave us a run down of a flight near a barn. As it is said today, "Been there, done that!" A looooong time ago I took my first RC plane out into the lot back of my house for its first flight. That was in a pasture, with a big barn about 75 yards out from the house. I opted to fly near the barn. (I don't know why, I was still brand new to all this!)

I fired it up, hand launching into the wind, which blew it back to my right. (Like G-Emma, the wind was strong...) I straightened it out to pass in front of the barn but, I had no idea that Fox .35 would pull it along so darned fast! Wow! And I clean forgot about the Throttle, cause it was flying! The wings were level and I was I was grinning like a fool. Then I realized it was headed straight for an Pecan Tree Orchard just beyond the barn! When I figured it was past the corner of the barn, I yanked it around into a hard right turn and watched it disappear from view heading down the other side. I could hear that .35's Roar back there, and I began to track it, by listening. I let my eyes follow the sound thinking I would turn it again as it cleared the other end of the barn. I stared at that barn roof almost as if I had X-Ray vision and could see my plane back there. Don't laugh, it worked!

I trailed my eyes across the roof until I figured it was at the other end, where I yanked it around to the right again, and darned if that thing didn't come chugging out the backside over the pasture, still at the same altutude, wings level and all that good stuff! I was so proud of myself, till I saw it was headed for my house! I made another hard "yanking turn, adding a bit of UP to gain some altitude. It Snapped, rolling into a Spin to follow the heavy end down to Impact. It was repairable, so it lived to fly many more times. There was only one witness but she was too young to report the details accurately. It has been a lot of fun.